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    Dark soiled rear and red, raw, featherless belly on new hen

    Update, her belly is no longer raw and red, just bare and pink! I soaked her bottom to loosen up the dried on poop and worked it loose, she is looking soo much better, but not real happy with my messing with her. I am waiting for some of the recommended supplies to come in the mail since Tsc...
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    Yellow poop

    Is this something to be concerned about? Never seen poop with this yellow to it. From one of the three hens I just adopted this week from a rough situation. Also found some runny yellow stuff that looked like a really thick egg drop soup a couple places in the run.
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    Dark soiled rear and red, raw, featherless belly on new hen

    Thank you so much for the advice and instructions!
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    Missing feathers and red skin on chest/belly of hen

    Does tractor supply have vetericyn?
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    Dark soiled rear and red, raw, featherless belly on new hen

    So I just adopted some hens from someone on Craigslist who needed to rehome and didn't notice this issue until I got her home. The white hen has very dark, near black stool or diarrhea stuck to her vent area. Her belly is completely red, raw, featherless and looks just awful. (Couldn't get a pic...
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    8 week OE (FBCM over Blue Ameracauna) Cockerel or Pullet?

    Such helpful info, thank you so much!! I will go read all the links. And thanks for the encouragement to add a few more hens😂
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    8 week OE (FBCM over Blue Ameracauna) Cockerel or Pullet?

    The gazebo is an octagon with 3 ft length sides so it is about 43 sq. Ft. The half covered rectangular run is 10 by 10 so 100 sq. Ft. So total space of about 140 sq. Ft. The tiny coop inside gazebo has two large nest boxes. Is it ok to let them roost on a 2×4 across the top of the prefab coop...
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    8 week OE (FBCM over Blue Ameracauna) Cockerel or Pullet?

    Thanks for the welcome and helpful guidance! Run is 100 sq. Ft, gazebo / coop is 45ish sq. Ft. They don't sleep in the itty bitty Amazon coop inside the gazebo, they just pile up on the roof and roost there. I plan to put up a long 2x4 that spans the full length of the gazebo since they seem to...
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    8 week OE (FBCM over Blue Ameracauna) Cockerel or Pullet?

    Oh boy... ok, thank you all! I will update when he gets bigger. Hopefully I can keep him in my small coop and run, tho I only have three pullets. I guess I probably need to get more hens? Or plan to separate him from the girls periodically?
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    9 week copper maran

    He's soo pretty!!
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    8 week OE (FBCM over Blue Ameracauna) Cockerel or Pullet?

    I think it's a rose comb, maybe pea? Just added some better pics of it. The wattles seem huge to me! And so red..
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    8 week OE (FBCM over Blue Ameracauna) Cockerel or Pullet?

    "SweetCheeks" is 8 weeks old. French Black Copper Maran crossed over Blue Ameracauna according to breeder. Wattles are def making me think roo! The comb is still smallish but more red than what the pics show. A few copper feathers on the upper back / neck. Big, chunky feet but they are...
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    Olive egger or EE boy or girl?

    I have a 5 to 6 week old OE that is making me suspect she is a he. Is it too early? Wattles are starting to develop and look red/ pink. The comb looks more pink in person than how it shows up in photos. The feet are feathered but look chunky and buff underneath the fluff. She is very shy around...
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    How would you attach hardware cloth to pipes?

    You could put some cinder blocks up next to the poles and attach them tightly with zipties to weigh down the bottom of the structure.
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    Predator-proofing without digging

    I did the same but threw a couple of inches of mulch over the top of the hardware cloth.
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